Horizon. [Season 35, Episode 7], Beyond a joke /

Humans had always regarded the ability to laugh and appreciate humour as one that set them apart from other species. But investigations into the causes of laughter have led researchers to question this exclusivity, as the ape equivalent of human laughter, and even the version that rats enjoy, are em...

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Other Authors:	Rooke, Denman (Producer), Kestelman, Sara, 1944- (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : BBC Worldwide, 1998.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Laughter > Physiological aspects. Laughter > Psychological aspects. Child development. Play > Psychological aspects. Behavior disorders in children > Treatment. Brain > Physiology. Child Development Rire > Aspect physiologique. Rire > Aspect psychologique. Enfants > Développement. Jeu > Aspect psychologique. Troubles du comportement chez l'enfant > Traitement. Cerveau > Physiologie. Educational television programs. Émissions éducatives télévisées.
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Summary:	Humans had always regarded the ability to laugh and appreciate humour as one that set them apart from other species. But investigations into the causes of laughter have led researchers to question this exclusivity, as the ape equivalent of human laughter, and even the version that rats enjoy, are emerging. Now neurologists have traced people's instinct to laugh to a highly evolved part of the brain that controls language, and the study of the role of everyday laughter, particularly in child development and relaxation, is leading to a controversial theory about the treatment of hyperactivity.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed January 23, 2019).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (49 min.)
Playing Time:	00:49:16